The RISC Centre
35-39 London Street
Reading
RG1 4PS
Readifolk is the folk song club of Reading and meets at 8:30 pm on Sunday evenings in :
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The RISC Centre
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| 12th Apr | Singers Night. |
| Time for a DIY night again. You can do it! | |
| 19th Apr | Bob Fox |
| Renowned singer and guitarist especially of traditional songs from the North East. | |
| 26th Apr | The Tindall Family |
| Parents Paula and Stuart with daughters Sarah and Kathryn are The Tindalls. The combination of voices and instruments is truly magical with a repertoire ranging from Joni Mitchell to Bob Dylan. | |
| 3rd May | Singers Night. Theme - "For Pete's Sake - Sing" |
| Today is Pete Seeger’s 90th birthday. Let’s celebrate the occasion with appropriate songs. | |
| 10th May | Maggie Boyle and Gary Boyle |
| Maggie is a traditional singer of ballads old and new, continuing the tradition of music and storytelling passed on from her Irish roots. Her songs are enhanced by the excellent guitar playing of Gary Boyle (no relation!). | |
| 17th May | The Trio Threlfall |
| Jane and Amanda Threlfall, accompanied by Roger Edwards on concertina, fiddle and guitar bring a fresh revitalised feel to traditional English song. | |
| 24th May | Club Closed |
| It’s Bank Holiday weekend so it’s Festival time. Business as usual next week. | |
| 31st May | Jeremy Taylor |
| Super songwriter, poet and humorist. Teller of truths stranger, and funnier, than fiction. Banned from South Africa for ridiculing apartheid! | |
| 7th Jun | Singers Night. Theme - "Going with the Flow" |
| Another ‘watery’ theme. Interpret this as you wish. | |
| 14th Jun | Notts Alliance |
| Unaccompanied harmony group with material from the folk tradition and thereabouts, and a reputation for tight and inventive harmony singing. | |
| 21st Jun | Singers Night. |
| Another opportunity for you to show us what you can do. | |
| 28th Jun | Soiree |
| Hector Gilchrist, Sue Graves, and Steve Poole are a fine combination delivering beautiful songs lifted still further by lilting harmonies and liquid guitars. | |
| Also ... | Coming Soon! |
| 5th Jul | Singers Night. Theme - "Lost and Found" |
| It’s up to you to find a suitable song, tune or poem to fit the theme. | |
| 12th Jul | Singers Night. |
| You know the format. Your chance to perform to an appreciative audience. | |
| 19th Jul | Andy Mathewson and Liz Harrington |
| Andy is an excellent ragtime blues guitarist who draws many songs from some of the best artists of the 1920s and 30s. Liz’s mellow voice provides an ideal accompaniment. | |
| 26th Jul | Jerry Epstein and Ralph Bodington |
| Jerry is a fine singer of American traditional music and an accomplished concertina player. Ralph is a superb performer of banjo tunes from the old-time Southern mountain culture. |
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